Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.26.16
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa Appears in Different Colors
“[Garga Muni had said:] Your son Kṛṣṇa appears as an incarnation in every millennium. In the past He assumed three different colors — white, red and yellow — and now He has appeared in a blackish color.”
What the purport teaches
- Garga Muni told Nanda Mahārāja that his son Kṛṣṇa appears as an incarnation in every millennium.
- In the past, He had assumed three different colors: white, red and yellow.
- Now He had appeared in a blackish color. Garga Muni’s words describe His appearances beyond the present one.
Try this today
Read Garga Muni’s statement aloud once, noting the past colors and Kṛṣṇa’s present blackish color.
Ask yourself
How does Garga Muni’s description broaden your understanding of Kṛṣṇa’s appearance?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.